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how do I find the hypotenuse of a right triangle that is 26 feet long, with one leg standing 14 feet longer than the other leg?
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\n" ); document.write( "Use Pythagoras.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"26%5E2+=+x%5E2+%2B+%28x%2B14%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"676+=+2x%5E2+%2B+28x+%2B+196\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B+14x+-+240+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(x-10)*(x+14) = 0 (ignore the -14)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 10 (1 side)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 24 (2nd side)\r
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